Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-09

mares from Michigan ami Massachusetts,
to the new farm, which is to be known
as the Fearpaught Farm. Royal Fear
naught is the sire of twelve trotters and
two PAGERS with records or trials inside
or close to . 80, the majority of them out
of mares of unknown blood, showing
his .prepotency. IFS most distinguished
get is the PAGER Silverthread, five-year-
old record of 2ls4, Gladys, Z 1923, now
successfully performing in Europe, and
st. Elmo, five-year-old record of 2 :29t
on half-mile track. Royal Fearnaught
should make a capital outcross for the
mares he will now meet. He possesses
good size, fine conformation, level head
and pure trotting actior.-CTurf, Field
and Farm.
G.. F. L., Garfield, GA short time
since ! wrote you for record and breed
ing of stallion Black Squirrel. Your an
swer was. record Al. made at Andover,
Ohio, in 1867, and sired by Ethan Allen.
Since receiving your reply, | notice in
one of II. p. Wade's catalogues of Jefler-
son. Ohio, that he gives the breeding of
Black Squirrel, record 2:41, as follows /:
Sired by Geo. NJ Patchen, :23I. dam by
the Brooks horse, son of Sherman Nor
gan; I'd dam by Cock of the Rock.
wrote asking where he found the breed
ing as he gives it, but as yet have not
received reply. Have you examined
into Black Squirrels breeding sufficiently
to be certain he is by Ethan Allen? Do
not understand that | wish to cast any
reflection on your reporting him son of
Ethan Allen. | only do so to show that
there is an error somewhere, and we are
anxious to get the matter straight if pos
sible. for we own mare sired by this
horse, and she promises to be valuable
brood mare. and we are anxious to fully
establish her breeding. Before we wrote
you for pedigree, addressed letter to
c. f. Waters of Erie, Pa, who formerly
owned Black Squirrel and campaigned
him during the years 1865, 1866 and 1867
and this c. +. Waters writes that his re-
cord is ;3G, made on the Westfield, n
Y, mile track in the fall of 1867, and thai
he cared for him during this race, his ia
Their being the owner. Mr. Waters does
not know how he was bred, but says the
horse was brought from Vermont abou
the year 1868, and sold to Job Sicily OF
Nina Corners, n. Y, and Nelson Water:
Gather of G. E. bought him of Skelly
in 1864. | have the names of the sue
cessive owners from Job Sicily down tx
Joel Malmsbury, North Benton, Mahon
ing Co., Ohio, in whose hands he died
and who was the owner when my mar,
. was bred. AS you have complete rec
ord of all trotters, wrote part of thi
to enable you TO verify the 2 :3j record
and, if correct, so incorporate it in you
book. do not ask you for your evi
dence as to his breeding by Ethan Allen
, 1t will be sufficient if you will state tina
it was fully established to be so. Thi
, is troubling you great deal about wha
may seem Il small matter to you, bu
when we want information are obliged T.
60 to those who possess it. ANSWER
/ We have never specially examined int
| the breeding of Black Squirrel, but CAV
it to you as it has always been reported
Mr.. Wade, probably, had good reason
for giving him in his catalogue as b,
Geo NJ. Patchen, and the publication o
{ your letter is likely to draw out the facts
The record of 2 :36 is a myth in all prob
, ability. There never was mile track a
Westtield, n. Y.-[Turf, Field and Farm